University of East London

With a student population of over 28,000 from 120 countries worldwide, UEL is one of the UK’s most dynamic and fastest-growing universities. With strong links to business, internationally recognised research and state-of-the-art facilities, UEL is a modern university that is striving towards progress.

Main Campus:
Stratford

Locations:
Stratford, Docklands

Student Population:
28,000

Faculties: School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering, School of Arts and Digital Industries, School of Combined Honours, Cass School of Education and Communities, Royal Docks Business School, Graduate School, School of Health, Sport and Bioscience, School of Law and Social Sciences, School of Psychology, UELconnect

Overview

Why Choose UEL?

With a student population of over 28,000 from 120 countries worldwide, UEL is one
of the UK’s most dynamic and fastest-growing universities. With strong links to
business, internationally recognised research and state-of-the-art facilities, UEL
is a modern university that is striving towards progress.

Teaching Quality

UEL is proud of its teaching quality and innovative modes of learning which focus
on students and enhance their employability.

UEL has been awarded the highest possible rating by the UK government’s Quality
Assurance Agency (QAA) for the quality of its programmes and for the academic standards
of its degrees and other qualifications.

UEL is one of the top universities in the UK for investment per student in facilities.
Its impressive and modern Docklands Campus was opened in 2000 and provides outstanding
teaching and learning facilities. In addition, many parts of the Stratford Campus
have seen extensive refurbishment in recent years with new laboratories and computer
facilities.

As the 2008 RAE results show, students at UEL are taught by those at the forefront
of their areas and are continually refreshing their knowledge.

Students have access to 24/7 multimedia libraries that have over 300,000 books,
journals, resources and archives.

Research Quality

As a top rated modern university, UEL is committed to building research excellence
across a broad range of disciplines through developing its existing strengths and
expanding its research capacity in new areas.

UEL focuses on six pan-institutional research themes: Creative, Digital and Information
Technology; Children, Education and Lifelong Learning; Sport, Health and Wellbeing;
Sustainability; Social Equality and Justice, Human Rights and Security; and Politics,
Culture and Society.

UEL is the top rated modern (post-‘92) university in London for research by the
2008 Research Assessment Exercise.

78% of UEL’s submissions to the RAE were judged to be of at least internationally
recognised quality, with a proportion rated as world-leading in terms of rigour,
originally and significance.

UEL is highly regarded for innovative research and scholarship across a wide range
of fields, including Arts and Humanities, Social and Health Sciences, Law and Creative
Industries.

International

With over 4000 students from outside of the UK, UEL is a popular choice for international
students.

In the summer 2011 International Student Barometer, UEL was ranked as 1st
in the UK for its Visa Advice; Language Support; Internet Access; Accommodation
Quality; and Eco-friendly Attitude.

UEL was ranked as 1st in the Million+ group of universities and 2nd
in the UK for its International Office.

Ranked 1st in the Million+ group of universities for its Library; Quality
Lectures; Campus Buildings; and Friends.

Student Satisfaction

81% of students are happy with their university experience at UEL according to the
National Student Survey 2011, a significant increase of 5% from the last survey.

Employable Graduates

UEL seeks to equip its students with the transferable skills they need for life after
graduation.

93% of UEL students are in employment or further study within six months of graduating
– one of the highest rates of any university in London.

The University has its own dedicated Employability and Enterprise Team that supports
students get into work or start their own business.

Areas Of Study

Variety of Courses

UEL offers courses that are designed to help students into specific careers, such
as physiotherapy, and courses that are much broader in nature but offer transferable
skills suited to a large range of careers.

UEL offers over 250 different programmes of study.

Many courses offer accreditation by professional bodies, meaning students will gain,
in part or in full, a recognised qualification or membership of a professional body
upon completion of the degree.

UEL offers a whole host of different degree types, from foundation degrees right
through to PhDs and everything in between.

Campus Facilities

Location

The University is based in two campuses in the East of London. The Stratford Campus,
the historic home of UEL, is in the Stratford area of London which is the site of
the 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Games and is undergoing significant investment.
The Docklands campus is situated on the waterfront in the Docklands area. Docklands
is also home to the famous O2 arena that hosts big name acts, and Canary Wharf,
the international business centre. Both campuses have excellent access to other
parts of London through the underground, railway and bus links and the West End
of London is only 25 minutes away.

With a history stretching as far back as the Roman Empire, London contains all that
anybody could possibly wish for in a city. It is the capital of the UK and as such
is the political, business and cultural centre of the country. It is by far the
largest city in the UK (and one of Europe’s biggest as well) and is a truly diverse
city with people from all over the world choosing London as their home. It is also
home to four World Heritage Sites: the Tower of London; Kew Gardens; the site comprising
the Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St Margaret’s Church; and the historic
site of Greenwich. Additionally Buckingham Palace, the London Eye, Piccadilly Circus,
St Paul’s Cathedral, Tower Bridge, Trafalgar Square are all within the city. For
culture lovers London is also home to many famous museums and art galleries, including
the National Gallery, the Tate Modern, the British Museum, the National History
Museum and the British Library. The West End of London is the main shopping and
entertainment area of London, although all kinds of shops can be found all over
the city. There is always a wide array of entertainments on offer, form theatre
performances to classical concerts. For those that prefer green open spaces, London
is also home to many different parks, including the famous Hyde Park, Regents Park,
St. James’s Park and Green Park, with many more across the city. For those that
like sport, London has many major football teams, including Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspurs
and Chelsea. The national football stadium of England Wembley Stadium can be found
in the city, as can the home English rugby, Twickenham. For cricket fans both Lords
(home to Middlesex C.C.) and the Oval (home to Surrey C.C.) are within London’s
boundaries. One of the world’s major tennis competitions, Wimbledon, is also held
in London. There is simply not limit to what one can do, but if it is not enough
London is an international travel hub and students can easily explore the rest of
the UK and even Europe very easily.

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